Focus on TUSD - December 2006

Department Updates
Mojave, PeopleSoft and Computer Basic Demos
Technology & Telecommunications Services (TTS) has developed and continues to add to a growing library of online instructional demos. More than 20 Mojave demos and more than 20 Computer Basics Demos have been posted to the District intranet. Demos are also available for PeopleSoft instruction. Each demo is a learning unit that demonstrates a task or technique that you can observe performed step-by-step. Control buttons allow you to pause the demo, jump backward or forward, or start over. Demos can be accessed by TUSD employees on the District intranet: just click Dept. Web Sites > TTS > Training Materials.

Kudos to the TTS Installation Team
Over the past eight months, the installation team of Norma Galindo, Cynthia Catalfamo and David Yazzie delivered or installed 2,200 computers or laptops, 1,450 monitors, and 1,600 other devices (printers, projectors, SMART boards, carts, headsets, cameras, etc.).
Coordination of moving and delivery of equipment by the installation team helped Curriculum, Instruction and Technology Integration provide training and professional development for more than 1,000 teachers, administrators and other TUSD staff. Supported events included OMA Summer 2006 Training, two Language Arts Adoption training sessions, New Teacher Orientation, the Kindergarten Class Size Reduction Initiative and other trainings.

Completed Emergency Plans
Risk Management has announced the completion of a number of school Emergency Site Plans. Gale Elementary, Bloom Elementary and Dodge Magnet Elementary schools are ready to go to the next step. Great job! The schools' plans have gone through the internal review process and now are ready to be presented to the Tucson Fire and Tucson Police departments for final approval. Risk Management will present the plans for final review the week of Dec. 11.

If your school has a completed emergency plan, call Risk Management so the plan can be reviewed. Once plans are reviewed and approved by Risk Management, they move into the final approval phase, which is required by the Arizona Department of Education.

Again, kudos to Paula Godfrey, Catherine Comstock and Diane Quevedo for a job well done!

 

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